Start Date
4-1980 8:00 AM
Description
The NASA, in cooperation with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, decided to experiment with a new technique for transfer of aerospace technology to the design of an urban rail rapid transit system. This involved a full-time on-site NASA Representative who was involved in the daily technical activities of the development of the Metrorail system for Metropolitan Dade County (Miami area), Florida. This report covers some of the impressions and opinions of the Nasa Representative compiled after completion of the experiment, which took place from October 1977 to January 1980.
Experiences with Technology Transfer to a Rapid Transit System
The NASA, in cooperation with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, decided to experiment with a new technique for transfer of aerospace technology to the design of an urban rail rapid transit system. This involved a full-time on-site NASA Representative who was involved in the daily technical activities of the development of the Metrorail system for Metropolitan Dade County (Miami area), Florida. This report covers some of the impressions and opinions of the Nasa Representative compiled after completion of the experiment, which took place from October 1977 to January 1980.
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